Ron A. Yarbrough
Member
Ron A. Yarbrough
Member
Biography
Ron Yarbrough has more than thirty-five years experience representing general contractors, owners, designers and subcontractors in contract negotiation, construction claims, litigation and arbitration; representing both sureties and claimants in performance and payment bond disputes; representing both fidelity insurers and insureds in disputes involving employee dishonesty claims, fraud and other financial losses; and general commercial litigation. He was elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and is recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in the fields of Construction Law and Litigation-Construction and by Chambers USA for Litigation-Construction. Ron is a frequent speaker on subjects in which he concentrates his practice and is the author of a number of articles on these subjects. Prior to law practice, he was Executive Vice President for Administration at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of arbitrators (construction). Ron served as Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Millsaps College Else School of Management. He has held a number of leadership positions in professional and civic activities, including Vice-Chairs Committee of the American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee; Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mississippi Museum of Art and Past President, National Kidney Foundation of Mississippi.
Education
- B.A., Millsaps College, 1970 (Omicron Delta Kappa)
- J.D., University of Memphis, 1980
Admissions
- Mississippi (1980)
- United States District Courts of Mississippi (1980)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1986)
- United States Court of Federal Claims (1992)
- United States Supreme Court (1996)
Community & Professional Activities
- American Bar Association – Forum on the Construction Industry
- American Bar Association – Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (Vice-Chairs Committee,2001-2006)
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Surety Claims Institute
- National Bond Claim Association
Speeches & Publications
- “Rights and Remedies Under Mississippi’s New Public Construction Bond Statute,” 51 Mississippi Law Journal 351, 1980 (author).
- “Mississippi Construction Law,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1981 (co-author)
- “Mississippi Construction Law Update,” Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, 1984 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Mississippi Construction Law: What Do You Do When…?” National Business Institute, 1987 and 1988 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Payment Rights on Construction Projects in Mississippi,” Professional Educations Systems, 1988 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Bid Bonds,” Handling Fidelity, Surety and Financial Risk Claims, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1990 (author)
- “Mississippi Law,” Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, John Wiley and Sons, 1992 and all subsequent supplements (author)
- “Bonds and Liens on Mississippi Construction Projects,” Lorman Education Services, 1994 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Fifty State Public Construction Contracting,” John Wiley and Sons, 1995 (co-author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “Design/Build Project Delivery Systems,” American Bar Association, 1996 (author)
- “The Most Important Questions Asked About Performance Bonds,” American Bar Association, 1997 (co-author)
- “Discovery of Information From An Insurer,” 3 Fidelity Law Association Journal 71, 1997 (co-author)
- “Thou Shalt Not Steal: ‘Manifest Intent’ and the Eighth Commandment In the New Millennium,” American Bar Association, 2000 (author and lecturer)
- “A Tale of Two Circuits: Expanded Liability for the Completing Surety,”
Fidelity & Surety Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association, 2002 (author) - Mississippi Chapter, “Performance Bond Manual of the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Federal Jurisdictions,” American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “The Law of Motor Vehicle Dealer Bonds,” American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, Payment Bond Manual, Third Edition, American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “Design Build Deskbook” Fourth Edition, American Bar Association, 2010 (author)
Honors & Awards
- Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America©: Construction Law and Litigation-Construction Law
- Best Lawyers in America©: Lawyer of the Year, 2018: Litigation – Construction
- Best Lawyers in America©: Lawyer of the Year, 2013 and 2017: Construction Law – Jackson, MS
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Litigation-Construction
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®: Construction Litigation
- Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition: Construction Law
News
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- Chambers Lists Brunini Attorneys
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Ron Yarbrough elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers
- Twenty- seven honored by Best Lawyers® 2017, Four attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Brunini Recognized Among Top Law Firms in Mississippi by Chambers USA
- BRUNINI RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP LAW FIRMS IN MISSISSIPPI BY CHAMBERS USA
- Brunini’s 2014 Super Lawyers